4.
The Chapter on Mindfulness
1-2.
Commentary on the Mindfulness and Full Awareness Discourse
81-82. The first of the ninth is by the very method stated above. In the second, "with faith" means endowed with the twofold faith. "Nor one who approaches" means one does not attend. "Nor one who inquires" means one who does not inquire about benefit and harm, what has a reason and what has no reason. "Endowed with" is the nominative case used in the sense of the genitive; the meaning is "of one endowed with." "The proclamation of the Teaching to the Truth-finder is absolutely inspired" means the proclamation of the Teaching of the Truth-finder is absolutely inspired; the meaning is it absolutely occurs to him, presents itself.
3.
Commentary on the Rooted Discourse
83. In the third, "all phenomena" means the five aggregates. "With desire as their root" - the desire of disposition and the desire to act, that is the root of these - thus "with desire as their root." "They originate from attention" - thus "with attention as their origin." "They arise from contact, becoming a heap" - thus "with contact as their arising." "They converge upon feeling" - thus "with feeling as their meeting point." "Concentration is the chief of these" - thus "with concentration as their chief." "Mindfulness is the authority of these in the sense of being foremost" - thus "with mindfulness as authority"; the meaning is "with mindfulness as the foremost." "Wisdom is higher than these" - thus "with wisdom as higher." "Liberation itself is the core of these" - thus "with liberation as their core." And here, the four beginning with "with desire as their root" are spoken of as mundane; the remaining ones are a mixture of mundane and supramundane.
4.
Commentary on the Thief Discourse
84. In the fourth, "great thief" means a great thief able to be treacherous within a kingdom. "Comes to ruin" means goes to exhaustion. "Does not last long" means he is not able to stand maintaining for a long stretch of time. "Strikes one who does not strike" means he strikes those who are free from enmity, who do not strike, who are accomplished in virtues, and the elderly, and young boys, and those who are fit not to be struck. "Takes completely" means he takes without remainder. For this is the duty of experienced thieves - of another's two cloaks, one should be taken; when there is one, having given a weak one, the firm one should be taken. Among parcels of boiled rice, rice-grain, and so on, having given one portion, one should be taken. "Commits deeds very near" means he commits acts of theft in a place near to villages, market towns, and royal capitals. "He is not skilled in depositing" means whatever is obtained, he is not clever at depositing that with those worthy of offerings; he does not purify the path to the world beyond.
5.
Commentary on the Ascetic Discourse
85. In the fifth, "by the ascetic" means whatever collection of virtues is to be attained by the ascetic. "Who has lived the holy life" means by one restrained in abiding by the holy life. "Released, I release from bondage" means I, having become released from all bonds, release the public too from the bondage of lust and so on. "Supremely tamed" means not trained by anyone else, not urged by anyone else, having penetrated through self-born knowledge, because of being tamed through supreme restraint, he is called supremely tamed. "Attained final Nibbāna" means attained final Nibbāna through the final extinguishment of the mental defilements.
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Commentary on the Fame Discourse
86. In the sixth, "nor let fame come together with me" means let not fame come together with me. "One who obtains without trouble" means one who obtains abundantly. "Morality and wisdom" means morality and knowledge. "Having come together" means having assembled. "Having assembled" means having come together. "Living in company" means living in the company of a group. "Na hi nūname" means surely not these. "Tathā hi paname" means for thus indeed these. "By nudging with their fingers" means by making a finger-prodding stick and piercing. "Laughing" means laughing with loud laughter. "Playing" means making sport.
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Commentary on the Discourse on Overturning the Bowl
87. In the seventh, "would overturn" means one should overturn by the formal act of overturning the bowl for the purpose of not accepting the gift given by him, not by placing it face down. "For material loss" means for the purpose of not gaining the four requisites. "For harm" means for misfortune, for decline. "Would turn up" means one should turn up by the formal act of turning up the bowl.
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Commentary on the Discourse on Declaring Distrust
88. In the eighth, "may declare distrust" means they would make known the state of being displeased. But what should be done by one declaring distrust? One should not rise from the seat where one is sitting, one should not pay homage, one should not go out to meet him, and no gift should be given. As for "improper resort," in the fivefold improper resort.
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Commentary on the Discourse on Reconciliation
89. In the ninth, "and a righteous promise to laypeople" means a promise by the method of being told "You should dwell right here for these three months" and replying "So let it be" and so on. "Does not fulfil" means what is said is: does not make it true, deceives.
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Commentary on the Discourse on Proper Conduct
90. In the tenth, "separate position" means in the position of rulership, in the position of chief. For indeed, having made him the chief, one does not obtain the ability to carry out any legal act of the Community. "And he should not be rehabilitated on that basis" means having made that the basis, one does not obtain the ability to carry out the act of rehabilitation. The remainder is clear everywhere.
The Chapter on Mindfulness is the ninth.